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Panthers at Sabres: October 12, 2026

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 at KeyBank Center on October 12, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final · Played October 12, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Sam Reinhart and Seth Jones (Panthers, 2 each); Jack Quinn and Owen Power and Peyton Krebs (Sabres, 2 each). Most saves: Akira Schmid (Panthers, 18); Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres, 13).

Team comparison

Team statsFLABUF
Shots on goal2332
Saves2720
Power-play goals22
Hits4214
Blocked shots517
Giveaways1514
Takeaways42
Penalty minutes108

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Panthers 23, Sabres 32.
  • Saves: Panthers 27, Sabres 20.

Player lines

  • Aaron Ekblad (FLA D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:25 TOI
  • Akira Schmid (FLA G): 21 SA, 18 SV, 3 GA, 38:08 TOI
  • Anton Lundell (FLA C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:51 TOI
  • Bokondji Imama (FLA LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 8:56 TOI
  • Brady Tkachuk (FLA LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 7 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:32 TOI
  • Carter Verhaeghe (FLA C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:37 TOI
  • Dmitry Kulikov (FLA D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:32 TOI
  • Eetu Luostarinen (FLA C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:37 TOI
  • Garnet Hathaway (FLA RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 1 BLK, 10:05 TOI
  • Gustav Forsling (FLA D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 24:10 TOI
  • Jacob Markstrom (FLA G): 11 SA, 9 SV, 2 GA, 20:00 TOI
  • Lars Eller (FLA C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:36 TOI
  • Matthew Tkachuk (FLA LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 18:25 TOI
  • Niko Mikkola (FLA D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:48 TOI
  • Radko Gudas (FLA D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 12:27 TOI
  • Sam Bennett (FLA C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 15:34 TOI
  • Sam Lafferty (FLA C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 14:54 TOI
  • Sam Reinhart (FLA C): 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 2 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:27 TOI
  • Sandis Vilmanis (FLA LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 12:21 TOI
  • Seth Jones (FLA D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 23:55 TOI
  • Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 4 HIT, 2 BLK, 9:56 TOI
  • Colten Ellis (BUF G): 9 SA, 7 SV, 2 GA, 26:26 TOI
  • Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:35 TOI
  • Jiri Kulich (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:52 TOI
  • Josh Doan (BUF RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 16:15 TOI
  • Josh Norris (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 11:24 TOI
  • Konsta Helenius (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:52 TOI
  • Louis Crevier (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 2 BLK, 15:03 TOI
  • Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 26:59 TOI
  • Noah Ostlund (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:54 TOI
  • Olen Zellweger (BUF D): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:03 TOI
  • Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 3 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 26:31 TOI
  • Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:08 TOI
  • Rasmus Dahlin (BUF D): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG, 0 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 9:06 TOI
  • Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 16:04 TOI
  • Tage Thompson (BUF C): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 17:58 TOI
  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF G): 14 SA, 13 SV, 1 GA, 33:34 TOI
  • Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:40 TOI
  • Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 3 BLK, 15:38 TOI

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